Breast Cancer Trials

We are hearing more and more about 'personalised medicine' in the treatment of disease. But what is it and how can it be used in the treatment of breast cancer? In this podcast, the Chair of the Breast Cancer Trials Scientific Advisory Committee Associate Professor Prue Francis, explains how personalised medicine is changing the way we treat breast cancer. Find out more: www.breastcancertrials.org.au

There are many different types of clinical trials, such as prevention trials, treatment trials, or trials that are aimed at improving a patient's quality of life. In this podcast, Professor Kelly-Anne Phillips explains the different types of breast cancer clinical trials, the different phases of trials, and also explains the roles of the different members of a clinical trials team. Find out more: www.breastcancertrials.org.au

Neoadjuvant therapy refers to treatment before surgery and it aims to shrink the breast cancer in size to increase the chance of breast conserving surgery and to monitor the effect of treatment on the tumour. In this podcast, Associate Professor Prue Francis, the Chair of the Breast Cancer Trials Scientific Advisory Committee, explains the potential benefits of neoadjuvant therapy and why it's been increasingly used in breast cancer research. Find out more: www.breastcancertrials.org.au